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1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

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1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Ronaldo's converted penalty in Rotterdam saw Barcelona beat PSG 1–0 and rack up a record fourth Cup Winners' Cup title.
Tournament details
Dates8 August 1996 – 14 May 1997
Teams49
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Barcelona (4th title)
Runners-upFrance Paris Saint-Germain
Tournament statistics
Matches played95
Goals scored252 (2.65 per match)
Attendance1,346,295 (14,172 per match)
Top scorer(s)Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
7 goals

The 1996–97 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Barcelona after beating holders Paris Saint-Germain in the final. It was the last of four occasions that the Spanish club won the tournament.

All times are CET/CEST.[note 1]

Teams

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Location of teams competing in the 1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round.
Yellow: Did not qualify from qualifying round; Red: Qualified for first round.
First round
France Paris Saint-GermainTH Italy Fiorentina France Nîmes Olympique Spain Barcelona
Germany Kaiserslautern Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Portugal Benfica England Liverpool
Belgium Cercle Brugge Greece AEK Athens Russia Lokomotiv Moscow Turkey Galatasaray
Denmark AGF Austria Sturm Graz Sweden AIK
Qualifying round
Switzerland Sion Czech Republic Sparta Prague Scotland Heart of Midlothian Norway Brann
Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia Hungary Kispest-Honvéd Romania Gloria Bistrița Poland Ruch Chorzów
Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion Cyprus AEK Larnaca Croatia Varteks Latvia Universitāte Rīga
Slovakia Chemlon Humenné Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi Iceland KR
Finland MyPa Bulgaria Levski Sofia Belarus MPKC Mozyr Northern Ireland Glentoran
North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat Moldova Constructorul Chișinău Republic of Ireland Shelbourne Malta Valletta
Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai Albania Flamurtari Vlorë Luxembourg Union Luxembourg Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Liechtenstein FC Vaduz Wales TNS Llansantffraid Armenia Kotayk Abovyan Estonia Tallinna Sadam
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Azerbaijan Qarabağ

TH Title Holders

Qualifying round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MPKC Mozyr Belarus 2–3 Iceland KR 2–2 0–1
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 2–5 Norway Brann 1–3 1–2
TNS Llansantffraid Wales 1–6 Poland Ruch Chorzów 1–1 0–5
Kispest-Honvéd Hungary 2–0 North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat 1–0 1–0
Varteks Croatia 5–1 Luxembourg Union Luxembourg 2–1 3–0
Universitāte Rīga Latvia 2–2 (2–4 p) Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Glentoran Northern Ireland 1–10 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–2 0–8
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 9–0 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 6–0 3–0
Tallinna Sadam Estonia 2–2 (a) Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–1 0–1
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia 3–0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 1–0 2–0
Sion Switzerland 4–2 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai 4–2 0–0
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 1–1 (4–3 p) Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–1 (aet)
Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 (a) Scotland Heart of Midlothian 0–0 1–1
Qarabağ Azerbaijan 1–2 Finland MyPa 0–1 1–1 (aet)
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia 1–5 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 1–0 0–5
Constructorul Chișinău Moldova 3–3 (a) Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion 1–0 2–3
Valletta Malta 2–4 Romania Gloria Bistrița 1–2 1–2

First leg

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MPKC Mozyr Belarus2–2Iceland KR
Yaromka 51'
Skorabahatska 73'		 Lineups Daðason 87'
Þ. Jónsson 90'
Attendance: 4,800
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland1–3Norway Brann
S. Geoghegan 42' Lineups Mjelde 26'
M. Pedersen 29'
Eftevaag 68' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,010
TNS Llansantffraid Wales1–1Poland Ruch Chorzów
Gęsior 82' (o.g.) Lineups Gęsior 6'
Attendance: 1,558
Kispest-Honvéd Hungary1–0North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat
Tóth 11' Lineups
Attendance: 2,733
Varteks Croatia2–1Luxembourg Union Luxembourg
Mumlek 40'
Maretić 80' (pen.)		 Lineups Kharoubi 85'
Attendance: 2,300
Universitāte Rīga Latvia1–1Liechtenstein Vaduz
Zariņš 43' Lineups Daumantas 40'
Attendance: 1,500
Glentoran Northern Ireland1–2Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Little 53' Lineups Siegl 48'
Lokvenc 89'
Attendance: 2,200
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country)6–0Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Tugushi 11', 23', 54'
Ujmajuridze 27', 70'
Davidsen 87' (o.g.)		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Jüri Saar (Estonia)
Tallinna Sadam Estonia2–1Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Krõlov 25' (pen.)
Viikmäe 76'		 Lineups Romanchuk 78'
Attendance: 700
Chemlon Humenné Slovakia1–0Albania Flamurtari Vlorë
Lyubarskyi 72' Lineups
Attendance: 5,320
Sion Switzerland4–2Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai
Chassot 14'
Bonvin 26'
Pančev 35' (pen.)
Vercruysse 88'		 Lineups Mikalajūnas 73' (pen.)
Dančenka 86'
Attendance: 5,200
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia1–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Bozgo 50' Lineups
Attendance: 691
Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–0Scotland Heart of Midlothian
Lineups
Attendance: 13,646
Qarabağ Azerbaijan0–1Finland MyPa
Lineups Mahlio 83'
Attendance: 11,500
Kotayk Abovyan Armenia1–0Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Berberyan 80' Lineups
Attendance: 3,600
Constructorul Chișinău Moldova1–0Israel Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion
Rogaciov 20' Lineups
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Metin Tokat (Turkey)
Valletta Malta1–2Romania Gloria Bistrița
Dončić 74' Lineups Matei 53'
Dăncuș 66'
Attendance: 1,093

Second leg

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KR Iceland1–0Belarus MPKC Mozyr
Daníelsson 90' Lineups
Attendance: 1,722

KR won 3–2 on aggregate.

Brann Norway2–1Republic of Ireland Shelbourne
Mjelde 9'
M. Pedersen 70'		 Lineups Rutherford 4'
Attendance: 2,189

Brann won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ruch Chorzów Poland5–0Wales TNS Llansantffraid
A. Bąk 2', 58'
Grzesik 47'
M. Bąk 63', 65'		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,701

Ruch Chorzów won 6–1 on aggregate.

Sloga Jugomagnat North Macedonia0–1Hungary Kispest-Honvéd
Lineups Ghinda 77'
Attendance: 1,000

Kispest-Honvéd won 2–0 on aggregate.

Union Luxembourg Luxembourg0–3Croatia Varteks
Lineups Besek 64'
Mumlek 77'
Cvetko 87'
Attendance: 490

Varteks won 5–1 on aggregate.

Vaduz Liechtenstein1–1 (a.e.t.)Latvia Universitāte Rīga
Polverino 89' Lineups Zariņš 48'
Penalties
Müller soccer ball with check mark
Polverino soccer ball with check mark
Weber soccer ball with check mark
Heeb soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Draguns
soccer ball with red X Zariņš
soccer ball with check mark Mastyanica
soccer ball with check mark Dolgopolovs
Attendance: 1,100

2–2 on aggregate. Vaduz won 4–2 on penalties.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic8–0Northern Ireland Glentoran
Gunda 1', 25'
Mistr 19'
Siegl 24', 48', 80'
Z. Svoboda 77'
Gabriel 86'		 Lineups
Attendance: 5,391

Sparta Prague won 10–1 on aggregate.

HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands0–3Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Lineups Ghlonti 20', 21'
Ujmajuridze 63'
Attendance: 300

Dinamo Batumi won 9–0 on aggregate.

Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine1–0Estonia Tallinna Sadam
Romanchuk 66' Lineups
Attendance: 12,000

2–2 on aggregate. Nyva Vinnytsia won on away goals.

Flamurtari Vlorë Albania0–2Slovakia Chemlon Humenné
Lineups Lyubarskyi 48'
Valkučák 53'
Attendance: 4,500

Chemlon Hummené won 3–0 on aggregate.

Kareda Šiauliai Lithuania0–0Switzerland Sion
Lineups
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Sion won 4–2 on aggregate.

Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–0 (a.e.t.)Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Simeonov 58' Lineups
Penalties
Zaytsev soccer ball with red X
Yonkov soccer ball with check mark
Todorov soccer ball with red X
Simeonov soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Bozgo
soccer ball with check mark Ačimovič
soccer ball with check mark Velkoski
soccer ball with red X Djuranović
soccer ball with check mark Gajser
Attendance: 12,000

1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won 4–2 on penalties.

Heart of Midlothian Scotland1–1Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
McPherson 45' Lineups Marinović 59'
Attendance: 15,062

1–1 on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.

MyPa Finland1–1 (a.e.t.)Azerbaijan Qarabağ
Keskitalo 119' Lineups Musayev 27'
Attendance: 2,326
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

MyPa won 2–1 on aggregate.

AEK Larnaca Cyprus5–0Armenia Kotayk Abovyan
Kuntić 28'
Alexandrou 42'
Kovačević 60' (pen.)
Kopunović 81'
Markou 84'		 Lineups
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

AEK Larnaca won 5–1 on aggregate.

Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion Israel3–2Moldova Constructorul Chişinău
Sabag 9'
Kapeta 26'
Cebula 57'		 Lineups Rogaciov 42'
Skydan 86'
Attendance: 1,500

3–3 on aggregate. Constructorul Chişinău won on away goals.

Gloria Bistrița Romania2–1Malta Valletta
Lazăr 33'
Voica 83'		 Lineups J. Agius 23'
Attendance: 2,060

Gloria Bistrița won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nîmes Olympique France 5–2 Hungary Kispest-Honvéd 3–1 2–1
Sturm Graz Austria 3–3 (a) Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–2 1–1
Barcelona Spain 2–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 2–0 0–0
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova 0–5 Turkey Galatasaray 0–1 0–4
Kaiserslautern Germany 1–4 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–4 (aet)
MyPa Finland 1–4 England Liverpool 0–1 1–3
Sion Switzerland 6–0 Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia 2–0 4–0
AGF Denmark 1–1 (a) Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1 0–0
Cercle Brugge Belgium 3–6 Norway Brann 3–2 0–4
KR Iceland 1–2 Sweden AIK 0–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 5–1 Poland Ruch Chorzów 5–1 0–0
AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Slovakia Chemlon Humenné 1–0 2–1
Gloria Bistrița Romania 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 0–1
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country) 1–4 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1–1 0–3
Vaduz Liechtenstein 0–7 France Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 0–3
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia 2–2 (a) Croatia Varteks 1–0 1–2

First leg

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Nîmes Olympique France3–1Hungary Kispest-Honvéd
Jeunechamp 65'
Préget 75'
Meilhac 86'		 Lineups Tóth 70'
Attendance: 7,948
Sturm Graz Austria2–2Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Vastić 8'
Mählich 85'		 Lineups Řepka 57'
Lokvenc 72'
Attendance: 3,208
Barcelona Spain2–0Cyprus AEK Larnaca
Ronaldo 19', 77' Lineups
Attendance: 35,000
Constructorul Chişinău Moldova0–1Turkey Galatasaray
Lineups Knup 73'
Attendance: 1,841
Kaiserslautern Germany1–0Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Wegmann 59' Lineups
Attendance: 25,719
MyPa Finland0–1England Liverpool
Lineups Bjørnebye 61'
Attendance: 4,767
Sion Switzerland2–0Ukraine Nyva Vinnytsia
Colombo 50'
Bonvin 82'		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,500
AGF Denmark1–1Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Bak 15' Lineups Bozgo 57'
Attendance: 5,950
Cercle Brugge Belgium3–2Norway Brann
Gernsøe 5'
Van Maele 26'
Camerman 31'		 Lineups Flo 38'
Eftevaag 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: John Ashman (Wales)
KR Iceland0–1Sweden AIK
Lineups Nordin 78'
Attendance: 2,707
Referee: Tore Hollung (Norway)
Benfica Portugal5–1Poland Ruch Chorzów
Donizete Pantera 24'
João Pinto 26'
Jamir 31'
Valdo 68', 90'		 Lineups Gęsior 71'
Attendance: 17,000
AEK Athens Greece1–0Slovakia Chemlon Humenné
Batista 48' Lineups
Attendance: 15,141
Gloria Bistrița Romania1–1Italy Fiorentina
Lazăr 3' Lineups Batistuta 47'
Attendance: 10,000
Dinamo Batumi Georgia (country)1–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Mujiri 21' Lineups Nilis 40' (pen.)
Attendance: 14,000
Vaduz Liechtenstein0–4France Paris Saint-Germain
Lineups Le Guen 13'
Dely Valdés 41'
Leonardo 45'
Allou 72'
Attendance: 3,900
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia1–0Croatia Varteks
Cherevchenko 12' Lineups
Attendance: 760
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Second leg

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Kispest-Honvéd Hungary1–2France Nîmes Olympique
Piroska 61' Lineups Ecker 6'
Sabin 38'
Attendance: 3,645

Nîmes Olympique won 5–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Austria Sturm Graz
Horňák 86' Lineups Novotný 77' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,643

3–3 on aggregate. Sparta Prague won on away goals.

AEK Larnaca Cyprus0–0Spain Barcelona
Lineups
Attendance: 6,000

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

Galatasaray Turkey4–0Moldova Constructorul Chișinău
Şükür 49', 80'
Arif 73'
Hagi 75'		 Lineups
Attendance: 16,695

Galatasaray won 5–0 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–0 (a.e.t.)Germany Kaiserslautern
D. Stanković 55', 97'
Njeguš 107'
Pantelić 120'		 Lineups
Attendance: 42,568

Red Star Belgrade won 4–1 on aggregate.

Liverpool England3–1Finland MyPa
Berger 18'
Collymore 59'
Barnes 78'		 Lineups Keskitalo 64'
Attendance: 39,013
Referee: Syarhey Shmolik (Belarus)

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine0–4Switzerland Sion
Lineups Lukić 2'
Vercruysse 9', 68'
Milton 54'
Attendance: 12,000

Sion won 6–0 on aggregate.

Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia0–0Denmark AGF
Lineups
Attendance: 1,433

1–1 on aggregate. Olimpija Ljubljana won on away goals.

Brann Norway4–0Belgium Cercle Brugge
Mjelde 5', 80'
Eftevaag 78'
Helland 86'		 Lineups
Attendance: 6,104

Brann won 6–3 on aggregate.

AIK Sweden1–1Iceland KR
Simpson 79' Lineups Benediktsson 87'
Attendance: 3,267

AIK won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ruch Chorzów Poland0–0Portugal Benfica
Lineups
Attendance: 4,547

Benfica won 5–1 on aggregate.

Chemlon Humenné Slovakia1–2Greece AEK Athens
Diňa 1' Lineups Nikolaidis 17'
Batista 44'
Attendance: 14,600

AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fiorentina Italy1–0Romania Gloria Bistrița
Orlando 23' Lineups
Attendance: 18,607

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands3–0Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi
Nilis 15' (pen.)
Eijkelkamp 57'
Marcelo Ramos 86'		 Lineups
Attendance: 14,200

PSV Eindhoven won 4–1 on aggregate.

Paris Saint-Germain France3–0Liechtenstein Vaduz
Allou 22'
Roche 40'
Mboma 50'		 Lineups
Attendance: 15,973

Paris Saint-Germain won 7–0 on aggregate.

Varteks Croatia2–1Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
Vugrinec 62', 79' Lineups Kosolapov 41'
Attendance: 8,500

2–2 on aggregate. Lokomotiv Moscow won on away goals.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sion Switzerland 4–8 England Liverpool 1–2 3–6
Nîmes Olympique France 2–3 Sweden AIK 1–3 1–0
Fiorentina Italy 3–2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1 1–1
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 0–6 Greece AEK Athens 0–2 0–4
Brann Norway 4–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–1 2–2
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade 3–1 1–1
Benfica Portugal 4–2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 3–2
Galatasaray Turkey 4–6 France Paris Saint-Germain 4–2 0–4

First leg

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Sion Switzerland1–2England Liverpool
Bonvin 11' Lineups Fowler 24'
Barnes 60'
Attendance: 16,500
Nîmes Olympique France1–3Sweden AIK
Fidani 88' Lineups Simpson 9'
Pachà 12'
M. Johansson 70'
Attendance: 15,049
Fiorentina Italy2–1Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Batistuta 5'
Schwarz 56'		 Lineups Siegl 80'
Attendance: 22,400
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia0–2Greece AEK Athens
Lineups Kostis 12'
Ketsbaia 49'
Attendance: 1,473
Brann Norway2–1Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
Mjelde 29', 34' (pen.) Lineups Cocu 90'
Attendance: 7,842
Barcelona Spain3–1Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
Giovanni 34', 36'
Figo 54'		 Lineups Živković 21'
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Rémi Harrel (France)
Benfica Portugal1–0Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
João Pinto 8' Lineups
Attendance: 8,090
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Galatasaray Turkey4–2France Paris Saint-Germain
Şükür 5', 31'
Tugay 13'
Ünsal 53'		 Lineups Le Guen 18'
Dely Valdés 19'
Attendance: 25,627

Second leg

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Liverpool England6–3Switzerland Sion
McManaman 28'
Bjørnebye 54'
Barnes 65'
Fowler 71', 72'
Berger 90'		 Lineups Chassot 19', 64'
Bonvin 23'
Attendance: 38,514

Liverpool won 8–4 on aggregate.

AIK Sweden0–1France Nîmes Olympique
Lineups Brundin 69' (o.g.)
Attendance: 5,620

AIK won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague Czech Republic1–1Italy Fiorentina
Lokvenc 5' Lineups Robbiati 63'
Attendance: 16,021

Fiorentina won 3–2 on aggregate.

AEK Athens Greece4–0Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana
Savevski 4' (pen.)
Batista 20'
Maladenis 80'
Kostis 85'		 Lineups
Attendance: 14,482

AEK Athens won 6–0 on aggregate.

PSV Eindhoven Netherlands2–2Norway Brann
Eijkelkamp 75'
Zenden 82'		 Lineups Hasund 35'
Flo 60'
Attendance: 19,000

Brann won 4–3 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Spain Barcelona
Jovičić 47' Lineups Giovanni 48'
Attendance: 44,694

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Lokomotiv Moscow Russia2–3Portugal Benfica
Solomatin 9'
Haras 59'		 Lineups Panduru 48'
Donizete Pantera 63'
João Pinto 89'
Attendance: 6,500

Benfica won 4–2 on aggregate.

Paris Saint-Germain France4–0Turkey Galatasaray
Leonardo 10'
Dely Valdés 23'
Loko 59'
Raí 78'		 Lineups
Attendance: 34,032

Paris Saint-Germain won 6–4 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benfica Portugal 1–2 Italy Fiorentina 0–2 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–0 Greece AEK Athens 0–0 3–0
Brann Norway 1–4 England Liverpool 1–1 0–3
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Sweden AIK 3–1 1–1

First leg

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Benfica Portugal0–2Italy Fiorentina
Lineups Baiano 45'
Batistuta 90'
Attendance: 32,632
Paris Saint-Germain France0–0Greece AEK Athens
Lineups
Attendance: 21,952
Brann Norway1–1England Liverpool
Hasund 48' Lineups Fowler 10'
Attendance: 12,700
Barcelona Spain3–1Sweden AIK
Popescu 2'
Ronaldo 55'
Pizzi 81'		 Lineups Simpson 1'
Attendance: 57,300

Second leg

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Fiorentina Italy0–1Portugal Benfica
Lineups Edgar 22'
Attendance: 35,071

Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.

AEK Athens Greece0–3France Paris Saint-Germain
Lineups Loko 22', 44', 81'
Attendance: 27,200

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–0 on aggregate.

Liverpool England3–0Norway Brann
Fowler 26' (pen.), 77'
Collymore 60'		 Lineups
Attendance: 40,326

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

AIK Sweden1–1Spain Barcelona
Simpson 73' Lineups Ronaldo 12'
Attendance: 35,049

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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Paris SG halted Liverpool's progress at the semi-final stage.
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 3–1 Italy Fiorentina 1–1 2–0
Paris Saint-Germain France 3–2 England Liverpool 3–0 0–2

First leg

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Barcelona Spain1–1Italy Fiorentina
Nadal 42' Lineups Batistuta 62'
Attendance: 87,000
Paris Saint-Germain France3–0England Liverpool
Leonardo 11'
Cauet 43'
Leroy 83'		 Lineups
Attendance: 35,142

Second leg

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Fiorentina Italy0–2Spain Barcelona
Lineups Couto 30'
Guardiola 35'
Attendance: 43,588
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

After Barcelona's second goal, Iván de la Peña of Barcelona was hit by an object thrown from the stands and required medical assistance. As a result, Fiorentina received a two-match European competition stadium ban, enforced at the start of their 1998–99 UEFA Cup campaign.

Barcelona won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liverpool England2–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Fowler 12'
Wright 80'		 Lineups
Attendance: 38,948

Paris Saint-Germain won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final
Barcelona Spain1–0France Paris Saint-Germain
Ronaldo 37' (pen.) Lineups
Attendance: 36,802
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Top scorers

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The top scorers from the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 England Robbie Fowler England Liverpool 7
2 Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde Norway Brann 6
3 Brazil Ronaldo Spain Barcelona 5
Czech Republic Horst Siegl Czech Republic Sparta Prague 5
5 Argentina Gabriel Batistuta Italy Fiorentina 4
Switzerland Christophe Bonvin Switzerland Sion 4
France Patrice Loko France Paris Saint-Germain 4
Sweden Pascal Simpson Sweden AIK 4
Turkey Hakan Şükür Turkey Galatasaray 4
10 England John Barnes England Liverpool 3
Greece Daniel Batista Greece AEK Athens 3
Switzerland Frédéric Chassot Switzerland Sion 3
Panama Julio Dely Valdés France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Norway Claus Eftevaag Norway Brann 3
Brazil Giovanni Spain Barcelona 3
Portugal João Pinto Portugal Benfica 3
Brazil Leonardo France Paris Saint-Germain 3
Czech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3
Georgia (country) Temur Tugushi Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
Georgia (country) David Ujmajuridze Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 3
France Philippe Vercruysse Switzerland Sion 3

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 31 October 1996, 6 and 20 March 1997, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.

References

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